Courts & Law

Prosecutors say Johnson allegedly stepped in twice to help Universal hang onto real estate in his district, which covers parts of South and Southwest Philadelphia.

PennEast’s plans had suffered a severe setback when a federal appeals court ruled the company lacked authority to seize state lands

The first trial of a Philly police officer charged with fatally shooting a suspect in nearly 20 years is being delayed indefinitely. The reason? It comes down to one word.

The city and state joined 13 other states and the District of Columbia in a federal lawsuit that says the new rules violate the Clean Air Act.

The suspect fell 25 feet into SEPTA's Center City concourse while struggling with officers, police said. He was able to get away.

New Jersey will begin trying to stem the tide of gun violence at a new place: hospitals.

Prosecutors allege Universal Companies offered work to Johnson’s wife, Dawn Chavous, in return for his help on a plan to redevelop a South Street theater.

As details of federal charges against him and his wife come into focus, the Philadelphia councilmember writes them off as insulting and overzealous.

Officials said they dismantled a Philadelphia-based gun ring that peddled weapons and drugs in Camden.

Britain's Prince Andrew has provided “zero cooperation” to the American investigators who want to interview him as part of their sex trafficking probe into Jeffrey Epstein.

Prosecutors who won a conviction in Bill Cosby’s sexual assault case are defending their work as they fight the imprisoned actor's latest appeal.

We discuss advances in facial recognition and surveillance technology and what it means for our privacy and civil liberties.

After the Penn State abuse scandal rocked Pennsylvania, the state tried to strengthen its child protection laws. But one of them isn't being enforced, leaving kids vulnerable.

Year after year, according to the reports, troopers were roughly two to three times more likely to search black or Hispanic drivers than white drivers.

The Trump administration on Thursday published new visa rules aimed at restricting “birth tourism," in which women travel to the U.S. to give birth so their children can have